Crescent Moon Games has a way of churning out entertaining titles time and time again. Despite the unusual name of its most recent Android venture, Clash of Puppets seems like another winner, though it might have been better suited for a Halloween release. This is a 3D action-platformer crawling with B-movie creatures and one confused fellow with a trucker hat and a handsome mustache.

Crescent Moon Games has a way of churning out entertaining titles time and time again. Despite the unusual name of its most recent Android venture, Clash of Puppets seems like another winner, though it might have been better suited for a Halloween release. This is a 3D action-platformer crawling with B-movie creatures and one confused fellow with a trucker hat and a handsome mustache.

The controls in Clash of Puppets will come almost as second nature to long-time mobile gamers. There is a thumbstick on the left for movement, and another on the right for firing your weapon. There's also a melee attack button and a jump button off in that direction. Employ these controls to hop around the level and take out the monsters while picking up items and solving the occasional puzzle. If you have a controller, this title has support built-in.

As you go through each screen, the camera repositions instead of tracking along continuously. This gives Clash of Puppets a more cinematic vibe, which is cool. However, there's always that odd moment when the view changes, and you might have to readjust your walking direction.

The graphics are actually more fun in practice than they look in screenshots. All the character models have a kind of bobblehead thing going on and the animations are solid. The texture resolution is also right where it needs to be. The movie monsters, even though they're monsters, are adorable in Clash of Puppets.

This game will run you $2.99 in Google Play, which seems fair. It has 30 levels across three different worlds—Transylvania, Far East, and Fantasy. The game is still in limited release on iOS, but Android users should have access in most places.

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